Instead of issuing ultimatums, yelling, crying or begging, I presented him with options.
After that, Obama, instead of issuing a statement himself, said nothing.
That is what our Free Schools policy is all about - trusting teachers instead of issuing diktats from Whitehall.
But instead of issuing fan heaters to staff complaining of feeling cold, it has made warm fleeces available.
Instead of issuing one statement about the end of a recession, the N.B.E.R. committee should issue two.
Many social scientists argue that this interdependence means that the state has to steer other organizations instead of issuing commands to them.
Instead of issuing a broad ruling, Ginsburg asserted, the Justices should have addressed abortion the way they approached the cases that she had brought regarding women's rights.
Instead of issuing standard monthly reports, she turned them into independent research projects, bulletins and videos asking pointed questions about Treasury's treatment of the banks.
Imagine a bank that, instead of issuing $9 in deposits and $1 in equity, issues $8 in deposits and $2 in equity.
"The government should take action against us if we are working illegally, instead of issuing statements," said Mr. Gilani, who is based in the port city of Karachi.
Instead of issuing 9 percent of new stock, based on Tuesday's price it should only need to issue about 2 percent.
